Sep 7, 2023 @ 13:33:34 EDT
Warm temps nearing 80 degs in St. Petersburg for the USF Women's Intersectional. The first races were sailed in a dying northeasterly. While expectations were that it would completely glass off until the afternoon seabreeze, that was not the case. As the marks were being gathered to head in, a light but sailable southeasterly filled in for the next set. The wind continued clocking, with the next set in a southerly, and then a southwesterly, and finally a freshening westerly, building to 10 knots.
Hawaii jumped out to an early lead, but later in the day USF and Charleston charged back. After 10 A division and 10 B division races, all W4, the three schools were separated by 2 points.
The morning easterly was too light for racing, but too persistent to permit an early seabreeze. After a 4 hour delay, the course was moved into Bayboro Harbor, and 3 A and 3 B races were sailed, all W5, in a light 3-5 knot northeast breeze.
Hawaii held off a strong challenge from Charleston to win the regatta, while USF fell to third.
| School | Team | A | B | TOT | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | University of Hawaii | Rainbows | 28 | 31 | 59 | |||
| 2 |  | College of Charleston | Cougars | 38 | 25 | 63 | |||
| 3 |  | University of South Florida | Bulls 1 | 42 | 32 | 74 | |||
| 4 |  | University of California at Irvine | Anteaters | 63 | 56 | 119 | |||
| 5 |  | Eckerd College | Tritons | 41 | 86 | 127 | |||
| 6 |  | Tulane University | Green Wave | 71 | 70 | 141 | |||
| 7 | | University of South Florida | Bulls 2 | 85 | 76 | 161 | |||
| 8 |  | Northwestern University | Wildcats | 100 | 92 | 192 |
The following chart shows the relative rank of the teams as of the race indicated. Note that the races are ordered by number, then division, which may not represent the order in which the races were actually sailed.
The first place team as of a given race will always be at the top of the chart. The spacing from one team to the next shows relative gains/losses made from one race to the next. You may hover over the data points to display the total score as of that race.
